East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire's population grew in the 10 years leading up to 2011. Data from the census show there were changes in health, housing tenure and marriage.

The population passed 330,000

In the decade to 2011, the population of East Riding of Yorkshire increased by 6.4%, from about 314,000 to 334,000.

The addition of just over 20,000 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, East Riding of Yorkshire was home to, on average, 0.99 people per football pitch-sized piece of land (about 7,140 square metres).

Population density was lower than the average across Yorkshire and The Humber

Population density (usual residents per 7,140 square metres) across Yorkshire and The Humber, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older East Riding of Yorkshire

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of East Riding of Yorkshire increased by three years, from 42 to 45 years.

This remote area had a higher average age than Yorkshire and The Humber and remained older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of just over 13,000 people between the ages of 60 and 69 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by just under 8,000.

About 14% of people in East Riding of Yorkshire are aged between 60 and 69 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and East Riding of Yorkshire by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Ethnicity in East Riding of Yorkshire

The number of people in East Riding of Yorkshire from the White ethnic groups increased from just over 310,000 in 2001 to about 330,000 in 2011. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 99% to 98%.

The percentage decreased by less than the average across Yorkshire and The Humber (from 93% to 89%) and the average across England (from 91% to 85%).

The number of people in East Riding of Yorkshire from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from just under 1,900 in 2001 to about 3,000 in 2011 (from 0.6% to 0.9%). The number of residents from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed) increased from just under 1,300 to just over 2,300 (from 0.4% to 0.7%).

Just under 600 people (0.1%) said they were from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups, up from just under 350 in 2001 (0.2%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the ethnic profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between ethnic groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population from the White ethnic groups in East Riding of Yorkshire remained close to 98%

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and East Riding of Yorkshire by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

Change in unpaid care provision

This area saw Yorkshire and The Humber's second-largest rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care.

Across the region, only North East Lincolnshire saw a greater rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care (from 2.4% to 3.0%).

Every local authority area across Yorkshire and The Humber saw a rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care, as the regional average grew from 2.3% to 2.6%.

In 2011, just over 1 in 40 (2.6%) in East Riding of Yorkshire reported providing at least 50 hours of unpaid care each week, compared with 2.1% in 2001. The percentage that provided between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care increased from 1.0% to 1.3%.

The proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care in East Riding of Yorkshire remained close to 2.6%

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and East Riding of Yorkshire by care, March 2001 and March 2011

Religion in East Riding of Yorkshire

The number of people in East Riding of Yorkshire that described themselves as Muslim increased from about 850 in 2001 to just over 1,300 in 2011. This represents a change from 0.3% to 0.4% of the local population.

Across Yorkshire and The Humber, the percentage of people from this religious group increased by from 3.8% to 6.2%, while across England the percentage went from 3.2% to 5.2%.

The number of people in East Riding of Yorkshire that described themselves as Christian decreased from about 250,000 in 2001 to about 230,000 in 2011 (from 80% to 68%). The number of people who described themselves as having no religion increased from about 37,000 to about 78,000 (from 12% to 23%).

About 25,000 people (7.5%) did not state their religion, up from about 24,000 in 2001 (7.4%).

There are many factors that can cause changes to the religious profile of an area, such as migration and varying fertility rates between religious groups. Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals choose to self-identify between censuses.

The population who identified as Muslim in East Riding of Yorkshire remained close to 0.4%

Percentage of usual residents in England, Yorkshire and The Humber and East Riding of Yorkshire by religion, March 2001 and March 2011

Health improved

The percentage of East Riding of Yorkshire residents that described their health as bad or very bad decreased from 8.7% to 5.4% in the 10 years leading up to 2011.

Rates are standardised to account for variation in age, which can impact the local population's health.

In 2011, just over 8 in 10 (80%) said their health was good or very good, compared with 69% in 2001. The percentage of East Riding of Yorkshire residents that described their health as fair decreased from 22% to 14%.

The proportion of residents that perceived their health as bad or very bad fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of Yorkshire and The Humber (from 10% in 2001 to 6.0% in 2011). Across England, the proportion fell from 9.1% to 5.5%.

These data are people’s own opinions in describing their overall health. They may be inconsistent with other measures of health, such as NHS records.

The percentage of people in ’bad’ or ’very bad’ health in East Riding of Yorkshire decreased by 3.3 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber and England said their health was bad or very bad, March 2001 and March 2011

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